CNYNewMommyBlog: Where has my baby gone???

Jack: "Mom, can you please go a day without taking my picture???" Me: "No."

So the photo says it all. Jackson's a teeny man now, all grown up and ready for the real world. Somehow during the last month my little baby has grown up real quick. He is about 7 1/2 months old now, and he is getting SO big. If you didn't notice in the picture above, he does not fit into his shirt. I feel like he outgrows an article of clothing each day.

It's weird...this feeling of realizing that our baby won't be a baby forever. It is hard to imagine but exciting at the same time. I really feel like he still should be a little baby but he's getting to be a big boy, with his own personality and quirks and they grow with each day. Pretty soon he won't be a baby at all anymore, and it will be toddler time.

Seriously, where has the time gone??

It seemed like overnight about a month or so ago he figured out how to flip like a madman and roll all over the place. We woke up one morning and he was just going nuts in his crib, all smiles. He is super eager to try to walk, even though he hasn't mastered crawling yet. He just scoots around on the floor, wiggling and flipping and trying to sit up. He still dislikes being on his belly, but will stay on it long enough to get into something, and especially will hang out if he sees the tv remote nearby. He likes when the tv gets turned on but doesn't really stay interested for long.

We have a chatty little baby on our hands. His favorite words are dada, baba, gah, and a general ah-ah-ah-ah-ah chorus all day long, mixed with squeals, laughter, and cries of protest.